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She is a writer, editor, breast cancer and depression survivor, environmental advocate, dog mother to three asPins, Iyengar yoga instructor and BTS Army Tita. She edits part-time for a broadsheet, but is headed towards a full-time vocation as an online English writing coach and grammar nazi.
It’s the guilt of Covid-19 that gets you
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February 22, 2021

It’s the guilt of Covid-19 that gets you

By Alya B. Honasan
I SWEAR on all the saints and angels that I did not suspect I had Covid-19 that Sunday after New Year, when I had lunch with four friends in…
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If Letty Magsanoc were still here…
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December 23, 2020

If Letty Magsanoc were still here…

By Alya B. Honasan
I was sitting in the garden of the Cenacle Retreat House in Quezon City that December 24, 2015, waiting for Christmas Eve mass to begin at…
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Why I’m proud to be BTS Army Tita
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November 26, 2020

Why I’m proud to be BTS Army Tita

By Alya B. Honasan
IT’S the late end of a working day, and I need to unwind, so I search YouTube for music videos of BTS, depending on my mood of the…
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Illness, finances, mood changes: Are you ready to care for ageing parents?
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November 17, 2020

Illness, finances, mood changes: Are you ready to care for ageing parents?

By Alya B. Honasan
I LOST my 95-year-old mother last February 29 after a few years of being in charge of her care, and some three months of critical care in…
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